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Hi everybody! I'm Alfonso and I'm from Mexico City. I teach Philosophy at a university and also collaborate with some Art Projects. My main interest here is to help learners from all over the world with their Spanish. Also, I would like to improve my English so a language ex-change basis would be fantastic. Thank you so much reading my profile!
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    Hi! I guess it has a lot to do with the age of the person you are talking to, the situation -formal or informal-, and perhaps even the country where you are. I suppose that in Spain and some Latin American countries is pretty common, while in Mexico the most common way to call a young person is 'joven' for a formal speaking and maybe 'muchacho' o 'chavo' for an informal talk.
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    August 26, 2015
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    Hello, there might be some theory on that, but for a quick response I would say that 'saber' is always related to a sort of knowledge, something abstract, as when you say 'ella sabe de astronomía...', while with 'conocer' you can talk about people and places, as when you say 'yo conozco París / yo conozco a sus padres' I hope this helps a little! Hasta pronto.
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    June 26, 2015
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    Hello, I would like to apologize to everyone, I just used the formula I saw in a ESL site, but I understand that there is no difference between verbs; they just express an action and that is their sole purpose. Thank you so much!
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    May 28, 2015
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    How would you compare the use of phrasal verbs vs formal verbs? Hello everybody, This might be a silly question, but lately I have been thinking of it more. Is there a rule to know the context where phrasal verbs will take the place of formal ones, or it just depends on the topic or the speaker? Thank you so much.
    May 28, 2015
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    How could I write this idea? Hi everyone, What I want to express is a situation where the friends of my friends are involved. Would you correct the following sentences: - My friends's friends will be there. - My friends' friends will be there - The friends of my friends will be there Thank you so much.
    May 26, 2015
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    What would be the difference between 'a couple' and 'a pair'? Hello everybody, I assume that both expressions refer to two things or individuals, but I want to know any rule about their correct use and to have some typical examples. Thank you all for your time and patience.
    May 25, 2015
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    Which is correct: Were you there? You were there? Hello everybody, I think that most grammar books consider 'were you there?' as the correct construction, but lately I have heard 'You were there?' a couple of times, so I wanted to know if we can use either one of them. Thank you so much.
    May 20, 2015
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  • Commented

    Hola, te daré mi opinión aunque sé que ésta será rebatida ya que los hipanohablantes somo muy combativos... En mi opnión el 'Foro' es el lugar físico o virtual en el cual se llevan a cabo los 'debates', que siempre son argumentos de carácter intelectual.

    Es decir, creo que ambos términos guardan una relación estrecha, pero en un foro se producen los debates, en cambio en un debate, no pueden producirse los foros.

     

    Espero de utilidad mi comentario, un cordial saludo.

     

     

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    May 18, 2015
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    I would like to know the difference between 'being glad' and 'being happy'? Hello everyone, Some times even dictionaries take these words as similar, but it must be a clear difference in their proper usages. Could you give some examples and/or theory for the correct use of 'happy' and 'glad'. Thank you so much!
    May 18, 2015
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    May 18, 2015
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